OSU Extension Community Development

12/09/2021

Congratulations, Amanda Osborne, our 2021 Raymond A. Schindler Excellence in Community Development Extension Award winner!

On December 9, during the OSU Extension virtual Annual Conference awards ceremony, Amanda Osborne was presented the Raymond A. Schindler Excellence in Community Development Extension Award. Since joining Ohio State University Extension as an Extension educator in Cuyahoga County in September of 2015...

10/26/2021

A new state law (Senate Bill 52) that went into effect October 11 allows county governments to designate restricted areas where utility-scale solar or wind facilities cannot be located. Click below for links to a news article and the OSU Extension Energy Law Library that provides videos and other information on the new law as well as a guide on leasing to solar companies and other resources.

Amid a surge in large-scale solar energy developments across the state, Ohioans now have more influence over what, if any, land in their communities will be used for wind or solar farms. A new state law (Senate Bill 52) that went into effect October 11, allows county governments to designate restric...

08/03/2021

NEW fact sheet, Utilizing Secondary Data for Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Planning and Reporting, and REVISED fact sheet, Joint Economic Development Districts, now published on Ohioline!

Recently, two OSU Extension Community Development fact sheets were published. Click on the titles to view them on Ohioline: Utilizing Secondary Data for Business Retention and Expansion Planning and Reporting (CDFS-1580) NEW 8/3/2021 Authors: Gwynn Stewart and Joe Lucente Before creating Business Re...

07/08/2021

A new OSU Extension fact sheet, Forage as Vegetative Cover for Utility-Scale Solar in Ohio, informs utility-scale solar developers and landowners about alternative vegetative cover strategies, including forage crops, that are environmentally conscious and that can benefit both the landowner and the solar developer over the project lifecycle.

A new fact sheet, Forage as Vegetative Cover for Utility-Scale Solar in Ohio, informs utility-scale solar developers and landowners about alternative vegetative cover strategies, including forage crops, that are environmentally conscious and that can benefit both the landowner and the solar develope...

06/15/2021

View the first six parts of the "Earth is Our Home" climate change video series, hosted by Tom Blaine, PhD, associate professor, OSU Extension, CD. The series is a production of OSU South Centers and co-hosted by Patrick Dengel. Learn about Earth's climate history and its climate engine. Each episode is about 30 minutes.

Tom Blaine, Associate Professor, OSU Extension, CD, has been hosting a series on climate change titled Earth is Our Home, which is a production of OSU South Centers and co-hosted by Patrick Dengel. The purpose of this video series is to give the viewer basic competence in discussing the factors that...

05/11/2021

New fact sheet on foreign-trade zones is now available!

OSU Extension Community Development educators Gwynn Stewart and Godwin Apaliyah have co-authored a new fact sheet titled Foreign-Trade Zones: Helping Companies Compete Globally. Foreign-trade zones (FTZs) are sites within the United States that are legally considered outside of United States Customs...

03/05/2021

Join this webinar series to learn about economics and feasibility of solar electric systems for farms, residences, and businesses. The cost is free.

The North Central SARE PDP grant is coming to an end, and you are invited to join the last webinar series to learn about economics and feasibility of solar electric systems for farms, residences, and businesses. The cost is free. Register here. Who should attend: People who work with farmers and cit...

02/03/2021

This week’s episode of the Southern Ohio Farm Show is all about the Super Bowl! Get ready for the game by learning about:
-Sport turf and turf tips for your yard with Pamela Sherratt, Ohio State University Extension Turfgrass Specialist
-Wilson Sporting Goods' process of constructing the Super Bowl footballs in Ada, Ohio
-Learn about playing in the NFL and game projections with Bobby Carpenter, host of 97.1 The Fan's Morning Juice and lecturer at The Ohio State University

Are you ready for the Super Bowl this weekend? In this week's episode of the Southern Ohio Farm Show, we get ready for the game by learning about: -Sport tur...

12/28/2020

OSU Extension is collecting energy data on farms to better understand how peak electric demand affects electric bills. Eric Romich, associate professor and field specialist for energy development, CD, and Chris Zoller, associate professor and educator, ANR, Tuscarawas County, have published their Farm Energy Management Report # SDEM-122020, entitled "Case Study: SDEM Dairy Farm Demand Energy Monitoring." Click below for direct link to report.

12/22/2020

OSU Extension CD has two new Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) fact sheets posted to Ohioline by authors Gwynn Stewart (The Role of the Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension in Addressing Community Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Programs) and Godwin Apaliyah (The Value of Community Strategic Plans in Corporate Location Decision-Making).

Recently, two new Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) fact sheets were published. Click on the titles to view them on Ohioline: The Role of the Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension in Addressing Community Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Programs (CD-1577) Author: Gwynn Stewart The V...

12/21/2020

Congratulations, Joe Lucente, our 2020 Raymond A. Schindler Excellence in Community Development Extension Award winner! https://comdev.osu.edu/news/joe-lucente-receives-2020-raymond-schindler-excellence-cd-extension-award